Water Leaking from Chicken Bumhole

[Brever]

Prelude: I spent a good 5 minutes on Google asking "how do you spell Quoka" only to see furry little marsupials. I also googled "what do you call a chickens bumhole?" and got zero results except for a heap of stuff that is not related. So for some reason the internet is not going to help me with the spelling of the stupid word. I know it's a "kwokka." However you spell that is up to you.

I have a perfectly healthy chicken and thismorning I noticed what appeared to be a couple of drops of water (or something) dripping from her rear when I put her back on the ground. She then walked about a metre and a few more substantial drops dripped down. I had a look, and the area looks a little wet but not dirty or anything. I then picked her up for a cuddle (she's gorgeous), and when I put her down, my arm was COVERED in some kind of clear liquid (too scared to smell it sorry).

Google searches have only produced results for how to roast a chicken, unfortunately. Google is really being an pain today. If anyone has any theories, I'm really keen to hear them. She is otherwise happy and healthy and strutting around like normal.

 

[A_Fowl_Guy]

Is it a white clear viscous fluid coming from the vent?

 

[Cryss]

No idea .
Btw, its cloaca.

 

[aart]

"what do you call a chickens bumhole?"

It's called the 'vent'.....amongst other things.

 

[Eggcessive]

Do you mean cloaca? You can also say “vent.” She could be having watery poop from drinking a lot of water, or diarrhea. Did the clear material look like it could have been egg white? Some hens may have an egg or shell-less egg break inside. I would confine her overnight on some puppy pads or an old towel in a dog crate to collect some droppings. Put some food and water in there as well.

 

[Cryss]

Also called a vent.

 

[Eggcessive]

If she is passing egg white from a broken egg, it might be a good idea to insert a finger just inside the vent to check for any remaining shell or membrane. Wear a disposable glove if you have one. Having an egg break inside will make them feel lousy, and make sure that you have some calcium (crushed oyster shell) available. You can also feed her a tums in some food. Here is a nifty diagram of chicken anatomy:

 

[Brever]

Is it a white clear viscous fluid coming from the vent?

It looks more clear than white, I would have just assumed it was water from the grass if I hadn't visually noticed it dripping. But it seems to be "leaking" more than an intentional movement.

 

[Brever]

Do you mean cloaca? You can also say “vent.” She could be having watery poop from drinking a lot of water, or diarrhea. Did the clear material look like it could have been egg white? Some hens may have an egg or shell-less egg break inside. I would confine her overnight on some puppy pads or an old towel in a dog crate to collect some droppings. Put some food and water in there as well.

She doesn't lay, and it's definitely clear and not whitish.

 

[Brever]

If she is passing egg white from a broken egg, it might be a good idea to insert a finger just inside the vent to check for any remaining shell or membrane. Wear a disposable glove if you have one. Having an egg break inside will make them feel lousy, and make sure that you have some calcium (crushed oyster shell) available. You can also feed her a tums in some food. Here is a nifty diagram of chicken anatomy:

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I don't think it's an egg because she doesn't usually lay anyway, but is still coming back from maulting. Will monitor in case the liquid changes.